Eastern Research Group, Inc.; Transfer of Data (March 2021), 15940 [2021-06173]

Download as PDF 15940 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 56 / Thursday, March 25, 2021 / Notices United States of America Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Participation of Aggregators of Retail Demand Response Customers in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators— Docket No. RM21–14–000 CHRISTIE, Commissioner, dissenting: 1. As Bob Dylan said, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and while styled as a Notice of Inquiry (NOI), it is apparent that this order’s end game is to repeal or severely restrict the ‘‘opt-out’’ provisions of Order Nos. 719 and 719– A.1 2. Since those orders were issued, eighteen states have chosen to use the opt-out provision.2 Presumably those states made those decisions for reasons that were consistent with their own public policy needs and preferences. FERC should respect those state policy decisions; however, because those states (and potentially others in the future) have exercised their own policy choices, the majority now seeks to block states from making such choices. 3. I therefore dissent for the same fundamental reasons expressed in my dissent today to Order No. 2222–A: 3 At a time when we hear many voices— including some on this Commission— demanding that FERC ‘respect’ state public policies in RTO/ISO capacity markets when it comes to the MOPR cases, this order goes in the exact opposite direction. We see in this NOI another example that for some, ‘respecting’ state public policies only applies when the states are doing what they want. 4. I further note, as I discussed today in my dissent to Order No. 2222–A, that combined with that order this one substantially raises the costs to states of participating in RTOs/ISOs.4 Some states not in RTOs/ISOs may well choose to continue to stay out; those in RTOs/ISOs may well choose to reconsider their participation, if the cost of participation is to be blocked by FERC from exercising significant 1 See, e.g, NOI at PP 2, 18, 20, 21, 24. Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, Order No. 2222, 85 FR 67094, 172 FERC ¶ 61,247, on reh’g, Order No. 2222–A, 174 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2021) (Danly, Comm’r, dissenting at n. 2). 3 See Order No. 2222–A (Christie, Comm’r, dissenting). 4 Id. at P 7. Technically speaking, states approve participation by state-regulated utilities in RTOs/ ISOs. 2 See VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Mar 24, 2021 Jkt 253001 accordance with Attachment 1— Performance Work Statement. Each report shall cite the contract number, identify the U.S. Environmental lllllllllllllllllllll Protection Agency as the sponsoring Mark C. Christie, agency, and identify the name of the Contractor preparing the report. Commissioner. [FR Doc. 2021–06106 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] This contract involves no BILLING CODE 6717–01–P subcontractors. OPP has determined that the contract described in this notice involve work ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION that is being conducted in connection AGENCY with FIFRA, in that pesticide chemicals [EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0081; FRL–10022–00] will be the subject of certain evaluations to be made under this contract. These Eastern Research Group, Inc.; Transfer evaluations may be used in subsequent of Data (March 2021) regulatory decisions under FIFRA. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Some of this information may be Agency (EPA). entitled to confidential treatment. The ACTION: Notice. information has been submitted to EPA under FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 and SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted under FFDCA sections 408 and 409. to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs In accordance with the requirements (OPP) pursuant to the Federal of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Eastern Research Group, Inc. prohibits Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, use of the information for any purpose and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including not specified in these contract; prohibits information that may have been claimed disclosure of the information to a third as Confidential Business Information party without prior written approval (CBI) by the submitter, will be from the Agency; and requires that each transferred to Eastern Research Group, official and employee of the contractor Inc. in accordance with the CBI sign an agreement to protect the regulations. Eastern Research Group, information from unauthorized release Inc. has been awarded a contract to and to handle it in accordance with the perform work for OPP, and access to FIFRA Information Security Manual. In this information will enable Eastern addition, Eastern Research Group, Inc. Research Group, Inc. to fulfill the is required to submit for EPA approval obligations of the contract. a security plan under which any CBI DATES: Eastern Research Group, Inc. will will be secured and protected against be given access to this information on or unauthorized release or compromise. No before March 30, 2021. information will be provided to Eastern FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Research Group, Inc. until the William Northern, Information requirements in this document have Technology and Resources Management been fully satisfied. Records of Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide information provided to Eastern Programs, Environmental Protection Research Group, Inc. will be maintained Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Eastern number: (703) 305–6478 email address: Research Group, Inc. by EPA for use in northern.william@epa.gov. connection with this contract will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: returned to EPA when Eastern Research I. Does this action apply to me? Group, Inc. has completed its work. This action applies to the public in Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. general. As such, the Agency has not 301 et seq. attempted to describe all the specific Dated: March 19, 2021. entities that may be affected by this Delores Barber, action. portions of their historic powers over the retail side of regulation. For these reasons, I respectfully dissent. II. Contractor Requirements Under these contract numbers, the contractor will perform the following: Under Contract No. 68HERC21D0007. The Contractor shall prepare and deliver reports, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses, and manuals in PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Program Support. [FR Doc. 2021–06173 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 15940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06173]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0081; FRL-10022-00]


Eastern Research Group, Inc.; Transfer of Data (March 2021)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information 
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information 
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
by the submitter, will be transferred to Eastern Research Group, Inc. 
in accordance with the CBI regulations. Eastern Research Group, Inc. 
has been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this 
information will enable Eastern Research Group, Inc. to fulfill the 
obligations of the contract.

DATES: Eastern Research Group, Inc. will be given access to this 
information on or before March 30, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Northern, Information 
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6478 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me?

    This action applies to the public in general. As such, the Agency 
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
affected by this action.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under these contract numbers, the contractor will perform the 
following:
    Under Contract No. 68HERC21D0007. The Contractor shall prepare and 
deliver reports, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses, and 
manuals in accordance with Attachment 1--Performance Work Statement. 
Each report shall cite the contract number, identify the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency as the sponsoring agency, and identify 
the name of the Contractor preparing the report.
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    OPP has determined that the contract described in this notice 
involve work that is being conducted in connection with FIFRA, in that 
pesticide chemicals will be the subject of certain evaluations to be 
made under this contract. These evaluations may be used in subsequent 
regulatory decisions under FIFRA.
    Some of this information may be entitled to confidential treatment. 
The information has been submitted to EPA under FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6, 
and 7 and under FFDCA sections 408 and 409.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the 
contract with Eastern Research Group, Inc. prohibits use of the 
information for any purpose not specified in these contract; prohibits 
disclosure of the information to a third party without prior written 
approval from the Agency; and requires that each official and employee 
of the contractor sign an agreement to protect the information from 
unauthorized release and to handle it in accordance with the FIFRA 
Information Security Manual. In addition, Eastern Research Group, Inc. 
is required to submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any 
CBI will be secured and protected against unauthorized release or 
compromise. No information will be provided to Eastern Research Group, 
Inc. until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to Eastern Research Group, Inc. will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information 
supplied to Eastern Research Group, Inc. by EPA for use in connection 
with this contract will be returned to EPA when Eastern Research Group, 
Inc. has completed its work.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: March 19, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2021-06173 Filed 3-24-21; 8:45 am]
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